MR DAVID FIELD

Biography

David Field [he/him] – PhD Student & Clinical Nurse Specialist in Sexual Health.

David commenced his PhD with the University of Aberdeen in Feb 2021 with Dr Chantal Den Daas, Prof Diane Dixon and Prof John de Wit. David is focused on researching the concept of risk as it relates to the sexual health of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

David has completed a Master of Public Health with University College Cork, his dissertation focused on the relationship between chemsex and anxiety and depression in gay & bisexual men living with HIV. David is also a fully accredited Clinical Nurse Specialist in sexual health in Dublin, Ireland. His primary clinical focus is the sexual health & wellbeing of gay and bisexual men and the trans community.

Prizes and Awards

1st Place Award, Best Original Research Presentation. - Society for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Ireland, Annual Conference (2021)

Past Research

Field, D.J., de Wit, J., Davoren, M.P., O'Reilly, E.J. and Den Daas, C. (2023)Chemsex, Anxiety and Depression Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who have Sex with Men Living with HIV. AIDS and Behaviour https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-023-04041-z

Field, D, de Wit, J., Dixon, D. & Den Daas, C. (2022) "At your own risk..." How has risk related to sexually transmitted infection and sex between men been conceptualised since 2015 (Preliminary Findings) - All-Ireland LGBT+ Health Symposium (Presentation), University College Dublin. 

Field, D. & Den Daas, C. (2022) The what, why & how of researching risk in Sexual Health. Post-Graduate Research Conference, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (Presentation). University of Aberdeen.

Field, D., de Wit, J., Davoren, M.P., & Den Daas, C. (2021) Chemsex, anxiety and depression among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men with HIV in the Netherlands. (Presentation) - Society for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Ireland (SSSTDI), Annual Conference 2021.

Knowledge Exchange

Field, D. (2020) Advocacy & Empowerment in Sexual Health Nursing. Sexual Health Advisors Association of Ireland - Annual Meeting. (Presentation)

Field, D. (2021) Sexual Health & the LGBT community. Pride in Health, Cork LGBT Pride Event. (Presentation & Panel Discussion).

Collaborations

Sah, R.K.,  Singh, D.R, Wright, T., Gilmore, J., Field, D.J., Fabiyi, F., Sah L.K., Gunn, R. and Smith, R. (2023) Experiences of refugees and asylum seekers towards access and utilisation of sexual health services: A systematic review. PROSPERO 2023 CRD42023362471 Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023362471 (Ongoing)

Lambert, J., Avramovic, G., McHugh, T., Field, D. & Devitt, E. (2023) Evaluation of benchmarking the French pilot community sexual health centres against international community sexual health centres and best practice (Funded by the European Union). University College Dublin & Ministere de la Sante et de la Prevention. 

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

University College Dublin & Mater Misericordiae University Hospital - Continuing Professional Development for Infectious Diseases Nurses (2022)

• Introduction to Public Health 
• HIV and STI Prevention

Dublin City University - Undergraduate Nursing Programmes (2019-2022) 

• Introduction to Sexual Health 
• Communication in Sexual Health

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital & British Association of Sexual Health & HIV, STI foundation course (2019-2022)

• Taking a sexual history, recognition of symptoms & risk
• Sexual Health promotion, risk reduction & prevention 
• Telemedicine in Sexual Health